![[Commentary] Why You Should Stop Idling Your Car](https://generocity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/car-emission-flickr-Stefano-Tranchini-1-150x150.jpg)
purpose
Mar. 26, 2015 12:39 pm
[Commentary] Why You Should Stop Idling Your Car
Series Intro: This series, simply titled Sustainability for the Everyday, came from the author’s experience of becoming a parent for the first time. While the author imagines that tips and insights may be found in this series, his bigger goal is to explore the choices he makes and why he makes them when it comes […]
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Mar. 26, 2015 11:49 am
PA Auditor General Holds Meeting in Philly on Debate Over Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale at City Hall Pennsylvania’s Senate passed a bill last month proposing to amend the state constitution to give the General Assembly full power to define a purely public charity, which gives nonprofits tax-exempt status. Currently, the courts have the power to determine if a nonprofit qualifies as a purely public charity […]
funding
Mar. 25, 2015 1:30 pm
Donna Frisby-Greenwood Named First President and CEO of The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia
The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, which generates, directs and manages private philanthropic resources in response to the goals of the School District of Philadelphia, has appointed Donna Frisby-Greenwood as its first president and CEO. Frisby-Greenwood, who will begin the position on May 1, will be the second full-time executive of the fund alongside current executive […]
people
Mar. 25, 2015 12:38 pm
#PhillyChanger Chats: Meg Wise of Smith Playground
#PhillyChanger Chats is a video series aimed at making Philly leaders more accessible. We’ll be featuring leaders of nonprofits, social enterprises, local government, and community organizers who are active in the city. Is there someone you’d like to see featured here? Email us at news@generocity.org. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dEDPqSYsvg&w=640&h=360] Meg Wise is the Executive Director of Smith […]
purpose
Mar. 25, 2015 11:37 am
Integrating the Undocumented, PICC Advocates for Immigrants
In 2011, Pennsylvania housed 756,410 immigrants, which, as the American Immigration Council puts it, is nearly the size of the population of Columbus, Ohio. As of 2013, 12.2 percent of the population in Philadelphia consists of foreign-born persons. Some of which breathed a sign of relief when President Obama announced in November an executive action providing new […]
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Mar. 24, 2015 1:00 pm
Bilingual Magazine Helps Encourage Students to Dream Big
Motivos members join with Students Helping Honduras to fight poverty and violence and increase access to bright futures through building schools in Honduras. About nine years ago, Jenee Chizick founded Motivos magazine by herself. Now, the bilingual magazine, which showcases student voices in different sections — culture, life issues, college prep and career exploration — […]
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Mar. 24, 2015 11:30 am
How Philly is Trying to Restore Its Forests
Three of Philadelphia’s forest ecosystems, in Cobbs Creek, Pennypack and the Wissahickon, might just get a little greener. As part of the Parkland Forest Management Framework, released in April 2013 by the Urban Forestry and Ecosystem Management Division (a subset of Parks and Recreation), there is an ongoing and experimental process underway to restore parts […]
people
Mar. 24, 2015 8:30 am
Using Social Media to Police Restaurants in SF and NYC, Opening up Sidewalks for Gardening in LA, New Rules on Fracking from the White House – Social Impact Across the U.S.
This week in Social Impact Across the U.S.: Pew Charitable Trust’s Stateline examines how some cities are using social media to better police restaurants’ health and safety. San Francisco’s health department has logged onto Yelp to list health scores next to customers reviews, and New York City is using a data-mining software to scan Yelp […]
results
Mar. 23, 2015 1:30 pm
Biz Journal: Philadelphia’s nonprofit leaders feel ‘stressed,’ ‘exhausted,’ says study
This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal here. Nonprofit leaders in the Philadelphia region aren’t feeling too positive about their current positions due to the lagging engagement from their boards, according to a new study. Nearly 59 percent of respondents said they’re feeling “stressed,” “exhausted,” and “anxious and worried,” according to The Nonprofit […]
![[Commentary] Thinking outside the ballot box: exercising everyday democracy](https://generocity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Flickr-User-Keith-Ivey-1-150x150.jpg)
people
Mar. 23, 2015 12:30 pm
[Commentary] Thinking outside the ballot box: exercising everyday democracy
The next mayor is extremely eager to answer your questions right now. Candidates’ forums are happening throughout the spring leading up to the May 19 municipal primary. I’m particularly interested in the forums focusing on equitable development (April 1), arts, parks and recreation (April 22) and small business development and sustainability (April 25). Election season […]